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Fraudulent voter scrutiny follows marijuana legalization effort

Officials in two southwest Ohio counties are looking into voter registrations and signatures involved in a pro-marijuana legalization ballot issue.

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Updated: 12:50 PM EDT Oct 6, 2015

Fraudulent voter scrutiny follows marijuana legalization effort

Officials in two southwest Ohio counties are looking into voter registrations and signatures involved in a pro-marijuana legalization ballot issue.

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Updated: 12:50 PM EDT Oct 6, 2015

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WEBVTT THE SCHOOL IS NOW CHANGING ITSDISMISSAL PROCEDURES TO GET KEEPTHEIR STUDENTS SAFE.MARK: NOW TO A COMMITMENT 2015STORY YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON WLWT --FALSE SIGNATURES.REGISTERING TO VOTE FROM PRISON.REGISTERING FROM THE GRAVE.LISA: THE SUSPICIONS SURFACED INA MAJOR WAY HERE IN HAMILTONCOUNTY THIS MORNING.WLWT NEWS 5'S JOHN LONDON ISLIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TO TAKE ALOOK AT THEM.JOHN: IT MIGHT SOUND LIKESOMETHING FROM A LOUISIANAPARISH OR A CHICAGO WARD OUT OFTHE 1960'S.BUT, IT'S TODAY, OHIO, RIGHTHERE IN RIVER CITY.SUSPICIOUS REGISTRATIONSINVOLVING THE PRO-POT PUSH THATARE GETTING CLOSER SCRUTINY.JOHN: SOMETHING DIDN'T SMELLRIGHT TO STAFF AT THE HAMILTONCOUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS.SOME VOTER REGISTRATIONS ONBEHALF OF THE PRO ISSUE THREEEFFORT, THE MARIJUANA BALLOTISSUE, ARE SUSPICIOUS ANDIRREGULAR.ABOUT 20 HAVE BEEN FLAGGED HERE.ALEX TRIANTAFILOU: THEN, THEFINAL TWO ARE THE MOSTINTERESTING BECAUSE THOSE ARETWO INDIVIDUALS WE KNOW TO BEINCARCERATED IN THE PENITENTIARYAND WE GOT REGISTRATION FORMSFOR THEM.JOHN: THEY ALSO HAVE SOME WHOARE DECEASED.20 MAY SEEM LIKE A DROP IN THEOCEAN OUT OF 100,000 RECEIVED.BUT, AS EARLY VOTING GOTUNDERWAY TODAY, AND AS THESECRETARY OF STATE HAS NAMED ANINVESTIGATOR TO DIG INTO THESUSPICIONS STATEWIDE, THE MATTERIS "TROUBLING" TO ELECTIONOFFICIALS HERE.THEIR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THATTHE ELECTION PROCESS IS FAIR ANDABOVE-BOARD.TAMPERING WITH THAT EFFORT IS ASERIOUS MATTER THAT STRIKES ATTHE HEART OF DEMOCRACY.TIM BURKE: SOMEBODY DID THINGSTHAT VIOLATE OHIO ELECTION LAWAND WE MAY I SUPPOSE END UPREFERRING SOME PEOPLE TO THEPROSECUTOR.JOHN: NEXT STEPS -- DECIDING WHOTO SUBPOENA FROM THE STRATEGYNETWORK GROUP OUT OF COLUMBUS.A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING HAS BEENSET FOR OCTOBER 21 TO HEAR FROMTHOSE WHO ARE SUBPOENAED.IN THE MEANTIME, HUNDREDS OFADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS AREBEING REVIEWED WITH AN EYE

Fraudulent voter scrutiny follows marijuana legalization effort

Officials in two southwest Ohio counties are looking into voter registrations and signatures involved in a pro-marijuana legalization ballot issue.